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The Lord told Samuel to go anoint Saul because the people wanted a king like all the other nations. The Lord chose Saul as king because he was more handsome and tall than all of the other men in the land. -
In this battle Saul brought 3,000 chariots, carrying 2 men and defended by 3 units of 4 infantrymen each 6,000 cavalry Total: 48,000 soldiers -
King Saul had some anger issues and lost his temper sometimes. His men knew he needed some sort of therapy to calm him down when these evil spirits were upon him. David knew how to play the harp very well and came into Saul's presence to help him. -
The Philistines had a giant warrior named Goliath. No one wanted to fight Goliath because he was too intimidating. David the shepherd boy stepped up and said that he would fight Goliath. Everyone doubted David but God was with him and he struck down Goliath with a sling and a stone. -
Soon after he was crowned king, Saul started making some bad decisions and God started to regret his decision of making Saul king. The Lord sent Samuel to find and anoint yet another king. Samuel anointed David to be king later on in his life. Once king Saul found out about David's anointing, he was not happy. He started trying to kill David while he was playing the harp for him. -
After Saul tried to kill him twice, David had decided that he was going to flee from the kingdom of king Saul. Saul's son Jonathan had an extremely goof relationship with David and they were very good friends. After they said their goodbyes to each other, David fled into the wilderness, away from the wrath of Saul. -
Saul persecutes David after David wins another battle, and tries to pin him to the wall with his spear. His wife tells him to run, and she makes it look like he is in his bed sleeping. David then escapes to Samuel at Ramah. -
David goes to Nob where the sanctuary and approaches Ahimelech, He asks him for food. He gives him the Holy Bread and Goliaths sword. David is not truthful about his business -
David flees to a cave in Adullam. Some of his family and others who are not happy with Saul's reign, are also there. David becomes the commander of a small army of about four hundred men. -
When Saul pursues David to En Gedi, He goes into a cave to relieve himself. David and some of his men are hiding at the back of the cave. David sneaks up behind Saul and cuts off part of his robe. Saul goes home without knowing what happened. -
Saul and his army (including his sons) went to fight the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. His sons were killed. When Saul heard this he told his armor bearer to stab and kill him. The armor bearer refused. Saul then purposely fell on his sword, killing himself. -
After Saul's death, David became king over Judah. After a civil war where Abner and Ishbosheth are murdered, the people ask David to be king over all of Israel. David then begins his reign of forty years. -
Solomon reigned over Israel for forty years
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David wants to show kindness to Jonathans family. When he finds out that Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth, who is lame from being dropped as a child, so he invites him to come and eat at the kings table like one of his sons. -
After David brought the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he wanted to build a permanent place for the sanctuary. He hires Nathan to help him and Nathan says "Do It" but David later finds out that it won't be him who builds the temple, it will be his sons. -
Satan comes to David and tells him to number all of Israel and Judah. Earlier God told him not to number everyone in Israel. He realized that he had done wrong in the Lords eyes, he was very ashamed of what he had done. -
David's son Adonigah crowns himself king but David crowns Solomon king before he dies. -
David dies in his old age in Jerusalem after reigning for about forty years -
Solomon has a dream and God asks him, "Ask, what shall I give you!" Solomon asks for wisdom and a discerning heart. God is pleased with his request and promises to give him a long life of wisdom and wealth if he obeys -
Solomon builds the house of the Lord to make it look like the tabernacle and the Garden of Eden.
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The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's wealth so she came to visit him. Solomon showed her everything in his kingdom. -
King Hiram provided much of the materials that Solomon needed to build the temple -
Solomon grew away from the Lord and ended up having seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. His wives led him away from God and started to worship his wives Gods. -
He reigned for 22 years in Israel. He did what was evil in the Lords eyes
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Baasha reigned for twenty four years over Israel. He was a bad king
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Abijam Reigned for three years and did what was evil in the Lords eyes. He went to war against Jeroboam -
Asa reigned for forty one years and was a good king who did right in the Lords eyes. He dies and was buried in Jerusalem
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The Ethiopians have a million men coming at Asa's army of only 500,000. Asa prays to God to help them and they beat the other army. -
He reigned for 2 years in Israel and did evil in the Lords eyes.
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Elah was a bad king. He reigned over Israel for two years.
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Zimri reigned for seven days in Israel. He was a bad king
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Omri was the worst king that Israel had ever had. He reigned for twelve years in Israel.
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Ahab was even worse than his father and reigned for twenty two years. He also married Jezebel.
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He provides for Elijah and sends crows with bread and meat to Elijah. -
Elijah sets up two altars and whoever's God sends fire from heaven first is the real God -
Jezebel threatens to kill Elijah so he flees to the mountain of God. God tells him to annoint a new king and prophet
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Ahaziah was the son of Ahab and reigned for two years. He fell through the lattice of the upper chamber and became sick.
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Elijah and Elisha are walking along when Elijah is taken by a chariot of fiery horses come down and take him up to heaven. -
Queen Athaliah killed the whole royal family.
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begins to reign when he is seven years old. He reigns for forty years in Israel.
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Jehoahaz reigned for 17 years in Israel and did evil in the sight of the Lord.
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Jehoash reigned for 16 years and also did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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Amaziah reigned for 29 years in Judah. He did what was right in the Lords eyes. -
Jeroboam was the son of Joash and reigned forty one years in Israel. he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
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he reigned in Judah for 52 years and was a good king.
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He reigned in Israel for 6 months and did evil in the sight of the Lord.
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he reigned over Israel for 1 month and was a bad king.
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he reigned in Israel for 10 years and was a bad king. cut open pregnant women.
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He reigned 16 years in Judah and was a good king. he was 25 years old when he began to reign.
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he reigned 2 years in Israel and was a bad king.
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he reigned 20 years in Israel and was a bad king.
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he reigned in Israel for 9 years and was a bad king.
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Hezekiah reigned over Judah for twenty nine years and did what was right in the Lords eyes.
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He reigned for 55 years in Judah and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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He reigned for 2 years in Judah and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord
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He reigned for 31 years over Judah and began his reign when he was 8 years old. He did what was right in the Lords eyes and followed in the ways of David. He also destroyed all of the idols and altars and cleanses everything in his eighth year. In his eighteenth year, he rebuilt the temple. -
He reigned for 3 months in Judah.
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He reigned 11 years in Judah and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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He reigned 3 months and 10 days in Judah and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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He reigned 11 years in Judah and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.